{"id":12362,"date":"2023-09-22T18:17:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T12:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/?p=12362"},"modified":"2023-09-24T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:05:34","slug":"use-ai-to-improve-not-reduce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/use-ai-to-improve-not-reduce\/","title":{"rendered":"Will AI make us dumb workers, and what can you do about it"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12362\" class=\"elementor elementor-12362\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6c28d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6c28d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76daced\" data-id=\"76daced\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcfce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bcfce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial Intelligence - enabler or destroyer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d5055b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d5055b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43794fd\" data-id=\"43794fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9d7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee9d7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Ever since the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.openai.com\">ChatGPT<\/a>, the world is abuzz with Generative AI and the possibilities it can offer. Companies are looking at how AI-centric tools can improve the performance of their teams. On the flip side, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20230418-ai-anxiety-artificial-intelligence-replace-jobs\">workers are fearful<\/a> that these new leaps in AI science may mean unemployment for them very soon.<\/p><p>As a generative AI company, we&#8217;ve pulled some insights from what we&#8217;ve observed, our own product development and how we envison AI will affect productivity at workplaces in the future.<\/p><p>If the rest of this blog could be summed up in a few words this would be it &#8211; <em>There is an optimal way and not-so-optimal way to use AI. Knowing the difference will make the difference.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p>We&#8217;re looking at both ways in this blog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b3ac34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b3ac34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d40a036\" data-id=\"d40a036\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e842b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e842b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dumb and Dumber<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1326e48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1326e48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-056677a\" data-id=\"056677a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a3b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a3b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Mobile phones are a perfect example to illustrate the point. Mobile phones went from being a novelty to becoming a regular part of our daily lives in a few short years. From fitness to staying in touch, to doing business, booking a holiday &#8211; everything is now a tap away. It seemed like this technology was engineered to yield results no matter how it was used. However, with time we have also witnessed some alarming negatives.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ola-dapo-3345882-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Technology like artificial intelligence should aid not overwhelm us\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ola-dapo-3345882-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ola-dapo-3345882-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ola-dapo-3345882.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p>Suddenly most of us can&#8217;t remember simple things anymore &#8211; from phone numbers to birthdays &#8211; we&#8217;re lost without our phones. Social media has further impaired our brain function. Now in addition to memory loss, we&#8217;re experiencing reduced attention spans and actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/doi\/full\/10.1086\/691462\">cognitive decline<\/a>. This has been highlighted by productivity authors like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nirandfar.com\/about-nir-eyal\/\">Nir Eyal<\/a> who writes about mastering distraction in his book <em>Indistractable.<\/em><\/p><p>The present moment could be the best time to think about how we use Artificial Intelligence, generative or otherwise, to boost employees&#8217; productivity in a positive way. So that AI tools help create a productive, motivated workforce rather than a dull, disinterested one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a383e6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a383e6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5453781\" data-id=\"5453781\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b4232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1b4232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI in Sales: An example of AI at work<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34556e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34556e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfe2e73\" data-id=\"cfe2e73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f3d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f3d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Sales teams, for instance, are innundated with a surplus of AI tools available at their disposal. These tools encompass a wide range of functions from meticulously sorting contacts to identifying qualified leads, drafting compelling cold outreach emails\/scripts, managing intricate projects, and even finalizing business deals.<\/p><p>There is no doubt that technology has a remarkable knack for handling tedious or heavy-data-driven tasks. In fact, using AI for automate these repetitive tasks is probably the best application in a sales context. This will enable sales teams time to invest in areas that demand more creativity, intuition, and personal touch.<\/p><p>But are we settling for less than Artificial Intelligence can actually offer?<\/p><p>Take for instance AI tools that bring insights and recommendations to the table for sales reps or callers. These script suggestions are backed by successful calls and other statistical data. If these suggestions are served to 50 telecallers, the AI has been used sub-optimally. What if, instead the AI tool helped the telecaller improve their own script, uniquely mapped to their personality and their customer&#8217;s needs? You&#8217;re now looking at 50 new ways of handling the conversation.\u00a0<\/p><p>When there&#8217;s a human on receiving end of a call or an email, an authentic message resonates better than an automated one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2871e11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2871e11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3934b2d\" data-id=\"3934b2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e719900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e719900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using AI to enable rather than replace<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc98ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dc98ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba8fcff\" data-id=\"ba8fcff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9ca52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca9ca52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">While AI tools surely improve efficiency and streamline operations, there is infinitely more benefit to use AI alongside humans.<\/p><p>For instance, using AI to help humans overcome limitations that occur due to our human-ness &#8211; physical or mental. We know that human decision-making is prone to biases and heuristics &#8211; mental shortcuts that allow us to act quickly in response to the complexities of the world. [See below for 9 cognitive biases you need to avoid as a sales leader.]\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-9-Cognitive-Biases-that-stop-you-from-becoming-an-effective-leader-website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-9-Cognitive-Biases-that-stop-you-from-becoming-an-effective-leader-819x1024.png\" alt=\"The 9 Cognitive Biases that stop you from becoming an effective leader\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-9-Cognitive-Biases-that-stop-you-from-becoming-an-effective-leader-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-9-Cognitive-Biases-that-stop-you-from-becoming-an-effective-leader-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-9-Cognitive-Biases-that-stop-you-from-becoming-an-effective-leader-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/worxogo.xogoweb.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-9-Cognitive-Biases-that-stop-you-from-becoming-an-effective-leader.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>Sometimes these biases serve us and other times they don&#8217;t. A snap-decision to jump when we hear a hissing in the grass serves us.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, not all biases hardwired into our cognition are helpful. For example, hastily categorizing individuals into boxes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/behavior-biases-for-sales-leaders-stereotype-bias\/\">stereotypes<\/a>, and forming premature judgments based on that can be misleading. This tendency to stereotype offers no benefit to anyone involved, and can lead to outright discrimination.<\/p><p>This is where AI can prove to be an invaluable aide, helping us circumvent these shortfalls effectively. Smart algorithms can assess situations, free of the biases that often impact human judgment, providing objective insights while making decisions.<\/p><p>Using AI to help humans sidestep short-comings is a real win, while leaving room for the human to make the final call on whether to follow through or not.<\/p><p>The optimal use of AI then does not replace humans, but complements human intuition and judgment, leading to better decisions aided by artificial intelligence. 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A person may be overwhelmed by their KPIs or their inability to handle multiple priorities. The AI coach alert pops up with the person&#8217;s single most important goal for the day. This helps the seller move from inertia and focus their attention on doing just one thing.<\/p><p>Similarly, the Nudge Coach helps managers cut through the noise of hundreds of team KPI metrics to see a single view of what needs their immediate attention. Maybe it&#8217;s a particular team or individual who needs help. Or maybe an individual on a performance streak who needs to be appreciated for her stellar performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/use-behavior-science-to-be-a-better-manager-melina-palmer\/\">Managers<\/a> can skillfully transform into the leaders their teams require &#8211; guiding them from the sidelines, providing encouragement and assistance in real-time.<\/p><p>Today thousands of sales\/support reps and managers rely on AI through worxogo Nudge Coach &#8211; to keep them on top of their KPIs and maximize their productivity. One field sales team increased their <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worxogo.com\/agri-sales-enquiries-case-study\/\">sales enquiries by 30%<\/a><\/b> as the nudge coach focussed reps&#8217; attention and focus around sales funnel activities. 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